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Broadsheet (broadside)
Broadsheets (or broadsides) is a portmanteau term referring to a form of prints consisting of only a single sheet, printed on one side only in the case of broadsides.
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Criminal narrative
Criminal narratives are stories about criminals, be it fictional or non-fictional. This genre comprises many forms such as criminal biographies, dying speeches, murder and execution ballads, and penny prints.
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Devotional literature
Devotional literature accounted for a major stream of steady sellers across Europe from the early days of print onwards.
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New Year prints
Various types of print related to Christmas and the new year circulated in the early modern period.
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Playbill/Playbook
The term playbill is used for a bill, placard or poster that advertised plays and was intended for public display. They usually also gave the names of the actors. Playbooks contained the theatre texts themselves.
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Topical poetry
Topical or occasional poetry was written in response to an event in the family (birth, marriage, death) or public sphere (battle, commemoration), or on the occasion of a poetry contest (e.g. of rhetoricians, or the Spanish justas poéticas).
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